jraf 0 #1 May 24, 2004 Hey Dudes and Dudettes! I am probably going to be in Chicago for some time as of next weeks. Any advice on where I am to jump? Any good watering holes? Advice needed BTW the term Windy City - does that mean you guys have permanent indigestion?jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #2 May 24, 2004 Uhoh! we are in deep shit now.... Come on out to SDC!!!....We are having a fundraiser boogie this weekend if you are here by then Check out www.teamfunnel.com for more info on that...or PM me She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyRock 0 #3 May 25, 2004 DUDE! listen to them and check out SDC.. definately very very awesome! I've heard more than one person call it the disneyworld of skydiving, and they aren't joking! its in ottawa.. from downtown take I55 to I80 west.. for the good bars/party scene, go to wrigleyville (basically the interscetion of clark and belmont, next to wrigley field, north of the loop) definately a good time, and if you're a sushi fan at all thats the place to get good stuff cheap! (try "Sanko", its on clark i'm pretty sure.. really good stuff for low price.) theres a cool bar right across the street from it too. have fun dude.. chicagos a great place.. wish I was still there... and fyi, it was named the windy city for the politicians, not for the weather... -Seth :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #4 May 25, 2004 Very nice..........I get there a bit more often than Pittsburgh! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slowfaller 0 #5 May 25, 2004 <----eating an italian beef combo right now Where in the city are you staying? Chris --"Someday you will die and somehow somethings going to steal your carbon" -MM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misskriss 0 #6 May 25, 2004 QuoteVery nice..........I get there a bit more often than Pittsburgh uh oh.... Do not be a bad influence Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #7 May 25, 2004 Quote<----eating an italian beef combo right now Damn you Chris....*drool* now im going to have to go get me one of those for lunch today....first must go bust ass at gym She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #8 May 25, 2004 That is still a state secret (read: How the hell am I supposed to know where I will be - employer is downtown, that's all I know) I am looking forward though - I checked out the paint job on the SDC planes - cool, and I bet that's all that keep them in one piecejraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #9 May 25, 2004 Quote the disneyworld of skydiving That would be the WFFC in Rantoul. SDC is more like the Six Flags of skydiving. Cool rides, but kinda pricey for the extras. Hellofa nice place though!It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #10 May 25, 2004 Quote I checked out the paint job on the SDC planes - cool, and I bet that's all that keep them in one piece Nah...planes are well maintained Downtown can mean a lot Hans.... let us know where they are keeping you stored in the evenings...im sure from that we can give you suggestions on where to go etc....and if you have a car. i was born and raised in Chicago...lots of cool stuff to do. ReneeShe is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcandalysse 0 #11 May 25, 2004 Areas fun to wander on the summertime weekend evenings include (as mentioned above) the area south of cub's ballpark wrigleyville, all the way south past belmont. lots of asian noodle shops, thai food, japanese (shiroi hana/ nohana are very reasonable). The Blue Men have a show in that area. CUbbyBear lounge across from the ballpark has lots of bands. Metro has been around since the punk/new wave days. Fullerton/Lincoln/Halsted and areas one mile north and south of there have a great collection of bars, music (Blues bars like kingston mines and blues etc), food, etc Evanston area is mellow with coffee shops, nice restaurants, etc. Nice beaches too. Our favorite place to visit at sunset or sunrise (!) is the Bahai Temple along the lake in Wilmette. Good bike riding area too. Be sure to visit it! have fun, bro! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #12 May 25, 2004 if I have a car??? I was born and raised in a car. I travel light, which means I take no more than 600 lbs of stuff with me - kind of rules airlines out.jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #13 May 25, 2004 Bwahahaha...ok..ya never know!She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misskriss 0 #14 May 25, 2004 Quote I travel light Not for much longer you don't.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #15 May 25, 2004 stop on by SDC - and look what will be happening this weekend: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/safety/detail_page.cgi?ID=227_________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #16 May 25, 2004 Quoteuh oh.... Do not be a bad influence It wasn't my idea.......I swear!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #17 May 25, 2004 QuoteIt wasn't my idea.......I swear!!! Uh huh....sure She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #18 May 25, 2004 QuoteQuote I travel light Not for much longer you don't.. That is why I am looking to exchange the Disco II for a Defender 110 with a 9 person capacity a roof rack and towing hitch. And since I will be permanently poor with a huge flock of kids I WANT MY GOD DAMN TURBO DIESEL!!!!!jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #19 May 25, 2004 QuoteAnd since I will be permanently poor with a huge flock of kids Dude....take a lesson from Pammi....got kids....start a sweat shop...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #20 May 25, 2004 Working on it - first idea: I will start a circus. We need to travel around from DZ to DZ so that fits in well. While we are not doing shows the kids can pack, I can cook and Kristen can do rigging. Man, I will be raking cash in like it went out f stylejraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #21 May 25, 2004 You should get a bus and paint it funky colors. Then start a band....if it worked for the partridge family, i'm sure it can work for the jraf family. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallingILweenie 0 #22 May 25, 2004 I think i'm gonna have to get some raffle tickets--i would love to win a day of coaching from rook or missy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #23 May 25, 2004 Yeah...just the singing part worries me. I can kill small townships with my voice and K. is no member of the Jackson Five herself (oh! Shit, am I in trouble now....) Hans runs to hide under the porch with a metal trash can covering his headjraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misskriss 0 #24 May 25, 2004 Quote K. is no member of the Jackson Five herself Now you will be forced to sleep in the shed with the dog while I pipe in rap music all night long. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #25 May 26, 2004 Quoteif I have a car??? I was born and raised in a car. I travel light, which means I take no more than 600 lbs of stuff with me - kind of rules airlines out. Parking in dt Chicago can be pricey. nothing to pay 30 bucks a day, so sounds like you better shop for parking space first!skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
